18-08-08 23:06
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The number of properties up for rent has jumped as people who cannot sell their homes decide to let them instead. 
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18-08-08 22:45
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Venezuela says it will seize plants and offices belonging to a Mexican cement giant, as it acts to nationalise the industry.
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18-08-08 16:52
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Shares in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fall again on fears that the US government will be forced to bail out the troubled mortgage giants.
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18-08-08 15:07
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Shares in Woolworths soar after the struggling retailer rejects a takeover bid for its network of 815 stores.
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18-08-08 14:56
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US video game giant Electronic Arts decides to reassess its £1.9bn offer for Take-Two Interactive Software.
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18-08-08 13:00
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"Created by Luis von Ahn at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, the Recaptcha project scoops up words that optical character reading software has marked as unreadable by computers."
18-08-08 09:27
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Recruitment company Michael Page reports a rise in profits as Swiss rival Adecco says it will not rule out an unrecommended offer for the firm.
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18-08-08 08:58
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Panmure Gordon, the British stockbroker and investment bank, announces a large Egyptian bank will buy a share in its business.
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18-08-08 06:45
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Mining giant BHP Billiton unveils record annual profits for the seventh year in a row thanks to surging commodity prices.
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18-08-08 06:38
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Bradford & Bingley says 27.8% of the shares offered under its £400m rights issue have been taken up by investors.
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18-08-08 06:11
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Oil prices rise to near $115 a barrel amid concerns that a tropical storm may disrupt oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
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